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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Me and my million	Clive King	When Ringo, a young Londoner, finds himself in sudden possession of a stolen painting worth a million pounds, his life turns into a series of wild adventures.	OL11273583W
Amadi's snowman	Katia Novet Saint-Lot	As a young Igbo man, Amadi does not understand why his mother insists he learn to read, since he already knows his numbers and will be a businessman one day, but an older boy teaches him the value of…	OL12960244W
Differentiated Literacy and Language Arts Strategies for the Elementary Classroom	Shellie Hipsky	Although it can seem a daunting task to individualize learning for all students, this book provides specific “how-to” techniques to make it happen, equipping you with the tools you need to differenti…	OL13856695W
Amber on the mountain	Tony Johnston	Isolated on her mountain, Amber meets and befriends a girl from the city who gives her the determination to learn to read and write.	OL15037890W
Mr. George Baker	Amy Hest,Jon J. Muth	Harry sits on the porch with Mr. George Baker, an African American who is one hundred years old but can still dance and play the drums, waiting for the school bus that will take them both to the clas…	OL15048623W
America From Apple Pie To Ziegfeld Follies: Book Two: Places	John Sivell,Kirk Schreifer,Arlene Arch	America From Apple Pie to Ziegfeld Follies is a four book series of reproducible low level reading and discussion texts for teaching esl.In these esl textbooks each unit examines an element of the Am…	OL15179991W
The International Holiday & Festival Primer Book One	John Sivell,David DeRocco,Dave DeRocco,Ian Zimmerman	The International Holiday & Festival Primer is a two book series of reproducible low level reading and discussion esl textbooks.These esl materials are designed to help teach esl students about holy …	OL15180712W
Education in tribal India	Nabakumar Duary	Study conducted among the four tribes, namely Lodha, Mahali, Kora, and the Santal in Paschim Medinipur District of West Bengal, India.	OL15458699W
Close to famous	Joan Bauer	Twelve-year-old Foster McFee and her mother escape from her mother's abusive boyfriend and end up in the small town of Culpepper, West Virginia, where they use their strengths and challenge themselve…	OL15537904W
Words in the dust	Trent Reedy	Zulaikha, a thirteen-year-old girl in Afghanistan, faces a series of frightening but exhilirating changes in her life as she defies her father and secretly meets with an old woman who teaches her to …	OL15571448W
Rebuilding the foundation	Timothy V. Rasinski	v, 345 p. : 24 cm	OL15988648W
Multiliteracies and technology enhanced education	David R. Cole	"This book will help readers understand the ways in which literacy is changing around the world, and to keep up to date with literacy research and reporting techniques"--Provided by publisher.	OL16281399W
Literacy	Jennifer Sweeney	"This exploration of juvenile corrections librarianship provides a complete description of these specialized services, addresses unique challenges in this library environment, and promotes intellectu…	OL16283075W
Language, ethnography, and education	Michael Grenfell	"This frontline volume contributes to the social study of education in general and literacy in particular by bringing together in a new way the traditions of language, ethnography, and education. Int…	OL16298055W
Reading girls	Hadar Dubowsky Ma'ayan	Reading Girls captures the voices and literacy experiences of a diverse group of urban adolescent girls. The author -- an experienced researcher and middle school teacher -- intertwines investigation…	OL16308141W
Facilitating state health exchange communication through the use of health literate practices	Maria Elizabeth Hewitt	"Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 will result in significant changes to the U.S. health care system. Among its many provisions, the ACA will extend access to health care covera…	OL16666871W
Literacy for all	Agneta Lind	This publication reviews the meanings of literacy and related concepts within the context of lifelong learning. It analyzes policies and strategies required to improve national literacy rates and dev…	OL16916885W
Developing adult literacy	Juliet Merrifield,Juliet McCaffrey,Juliet Millican	There are many different ways to manage adult literacy programmes. This book will help those who plan and develop literacy initiatives make their decisions based on an understanding of ideas, values,…	OL16941379W
Curriculum-Based Library Instruction	Amy E. Blevins,Megan B. Inman	The rampant nature of technology has caused a shift in information-seeking behaviors, and current trends -- such as evidence-based medicine and information literacy -- mean that one-time instructiona…	OL17092877W
A walk in the woods	Nora Bingham	Animals who can't read get lost in the woods.	OL17921909W